Kim from Denmark writes: The Youth department of The Labour Party in Denmark has launched its campaign to the European parliament with a poster from The Return of The King, but with new faces. Aragorn is replaced with Poul Nyrup (the former prime minister of Denmark) and Gollum is replaced with Anders Fog (the current prime minister of Denmark). [More]
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Ringer lostwire writes: I’ve created a composite photo of Clint Eastwood & Gollum which has been keeping quite a few people in hysterics on the boards I participate in. [More]
Ringers azruss, Arizona Hobbit and Earl Ferguson have responded with positive reviews to the Phoenix Symphony’s LOTR. [More]
The Lord of the Rings movies will still be attracting tourists to New Zealand in 40 years, a confident tourism sector predicts. New attractions continue to spring up – the newest is “hobbit-themed accommodation being offered by Minaret Lodge of Wanaka… The room has been built to look like a hobbit hole and the breakfast menu features delicacies like “Frodo’s favourite Lembas bread”. ” [More] That’s good news for us at Red Carpet Tours: After 3 years honing our Lord of the Rings tours we hope that people might enjoy the benefit for a long time to come.
Garden buffs might like to check out the prizewinning NZ exhibit at London’s Chelsea Flower Show. The NZ entry had help from Richard Taylor and other Weta folk who donated their expertise to build the ‘hot mineral springs’ feature, and LOTR greenskeeper Brian Massey – the guy who kept Hobbiton green and blooming for the year of filming – was in charge of keeping the plants alive for Chelsea. [More]
We asked, and you answered in a BIG way! Here is the first batch of fans with their ROTK DVD’s, more to be added soon! You want a photo of yourself with your new ROTK DVD?! Send it along!